re: #282 subsailor68

Hi Ed!! It’s great to see ya tonight!! Okay, gotta go with it. There once was a time when every reputable scientist believed the sun revolved around the earth. Thank heavens (no pun intended) we didn’t legislate based on their expertise!

Good to see you too, sub!

Well, when that was the extent of scientific knowledge, everybody did legislate based on their expertise. Including torturing to death anybody who questioned the concept of a revolving sun. They didn’t know any better. Now we do. Though if you’ll check the Web, there’s still an active community denying that the earth rotates around the sun. Have you seen it?

If we reject scientific evidence because it might change in the future, then we’re essentially living in medieval times.

My main question is, what other area of science requires 100% agreement before taking prudent steps to protect ourselves and our families?